Guest Andrea Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:09 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:09 PM Our board of directors is made up of 12 members. 20% of which needs to be athletes so if all members are in attendance there should be 3 athletes on our board. Right now we have 4 non athlete members present and 1 athlete member. Is it possible for us to have a quorum? If I understand the rules 1 is 20% of the total 5 members that are present? My question is if the athlete's voting power is weighted to the full voting power of the board for a quorum (so the athlete would have a voting power of 3 currently) or is the athlete's voting power weighted to the member of the board who are present (4 members are present other than the 1 athlete)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:28 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:28 PM The quorum should be stated in the bylaws, and the exact language of the quorum requirement is what governs. I suspect the quorum language may not include a discrimination of athletes and non-athletes. It sounds like the requirement you mentioned may pertain to the board composition, instead of the quorum. It's worth double checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:36 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:36 PM Is it possible for us to have a quorum? If I understand the rules 1 is 20% of the total 5 members that are present?As Mr. Wynn suggests, you may be conflating at least three things: a rule which defines the composition of your board, a rule which establishes the quorum requirement for board meetings (the RONR default is a majority - more than half - of the members), and any rules regarding voting requirements. A careful reading of your bylaws, in their entirety (something that's beyond the scope of this forum) should answer your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:38 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 at 03:38 PM Also, nothing in what you've provided so far addresses weighted voting. As far as RONR is concerned, a member is a member is a member, and each member has one equally weighted vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 16, 2012 at 08:39 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 08:39 PM Our board of directors is made up of 12 members. 20% of which needs to be athletes so if all members are in attendance there should be 3 athletes on our board. Right now we have 4 non athlete members present and 1 athlete member. Is it possible for us to have a quorum? If I understand the rules 1 is 20% of the total 5 members that are present? My question is if the athlete's voting power is weighted to the full voting power of the board for a quorum (so the athlete would have a voting power of 3 currently) or is the athlete's voting power weighted to the member of the board who are present (4 members are present other than the 1 athlete)?Yes, it's possible for you to have a quorum, but you haven't told us what the section on quorums in your bylaws says. Just because your board is composed in a certain way does not mean your quorum follows those same rules.And as for weighted voting: No, that violates the fundamental parliamentary principle of one-person-one-vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 16, 2012 at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 08:50 PM And as for weighted voting: No, that violates the fundamental parliamentary principle of one-person-one-vote.Ah, you seem to be unfamiliar with the parliamentary principle of one person, one vote; one athlete, two votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMargaret Posted September 16, 2012 at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 09:42 PM And as for weighted voting: No, that violates the fundamental parliamentary principle of one-person-one-vote.However, your bylaws might well provide for weighted voting - by default, RONR does not allow for it, but bylaws can (and do) override the default provisions of RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted September 16, 2012 at 09:53 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 09:53 PM Ah, you seem to be unfamiliar with the parliamentary principle of one person, one vote; one athlete, two votes.Actually, I believe it goes something like this (see the tinted pages for more details):Lightweight = 1 voteMiddleweight = 2 votesHeavyweight = 3 votes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 16, 2012 at 10:10 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 10:10 PM And Bantamweight = voice by not vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 16, 2012 at 10:18 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 at 10:18 PM Actually, I believe it goes something like this (see the tinted pages for more details):Lightweight = 1 voteMiddleweight = 2 votesHeavyweight = 3 votes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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